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Ben Webster, Modern Jazz
1953 an Exceptional Encounter
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Confirmation - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Parker, Charlie [Sa
2. You Are Too Beautiful - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Hart, Lorenz
3. Oh, Lady Be Good - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Gershwin, George
4. The Nearness of You - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Carmichael, Hoagy
5. Poutin' - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Webster, Ben
6. Danny Boy - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Weatherly, Frederic
7. Billie's Bounce - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Parker, Charlie [Sa
8. Cotton Tail - The Modern Jazz Quartet, Ellington, Duke

The unique and inspired live encounter between Ben Webster and the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet. Beyond category of taste and beauty. Great easy relaxed swing.

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All Artists: Ben Webster, Modern Jazz
Title: 1953 an Exceptional Encounter
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Jazz Factory Spain
Release Date: 2/6/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Swing Jazz, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 843600281420

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The unique and inspired live encounter between Ben Webster and the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet. Beyond category of taste and beauty. Great easy relaxed swing.

CD Reviews

Ben and the MJQ -- A Jazzlover's Dream

Steve Emerine | Tucson, AZ United States | 05/22/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The subtitle of this CD is "An Exceptional Encounter," and that says it all. I know of no other recordings of the former Ellington tenor sax giant with the equally famous Modern Jazz Quartet of Milt Jackson on vibes, John Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums. It's a live 1953 session from New York, and the sound isn't topnotch, but the tunes ("Cotton Tail," "Confirmation," "You Are Too Beautiful," "Lady Be Good," "Danny Boy," "Nearness of You," "Billy's Bounce" and "Poutin'") are.You can't pass this up if you're a Webster or MJQ fan -- or if you like the electricity of great artists playing a rare date together."